The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-10-06

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The Northwestern Elevator company will
put in An elevator in this place Immediately,
50 We have learned, and capture . share Of
the wheat trade. Such an item as this will
probably please our farmer friends.
Proving up is the order Of the day, settlers
must bear in mind the date Of expiration Of
the time to prove up and if they desire to
change pre-emption TO homestead, to do it
before that date. This can bs done befors
the Clerk Of the Court.
Potatoes will soon be worth as much, il not
more, than wheat. It seems . rather odd
state Of affairs, but lively competition il now
going on between several dealers here, and
the price Of this prime article Of Irish origin.
il steadily going upward.
The credit Of Bottineau sch ool township is
shown in the sale recently made BY the board,
Of the $l40O bonds for . school-house. They
are Is year bonds bearing per cent interest
for which Messrs Fulton & Gowrsn Of Devils
Lake paid premium of twenty dollars.
| A terrific prairie fire has ragged in the VIC
Unity to the south and west Of Bottinesu the
past three days, and as . consequence, con-
siderable damage has been done to hay and
grain stacks, the most serious Of which. that
il, received up to going TO press, happened
to Frank Nay, who lost so tons Of hay.
| 1t was school ma ans day in Bottineau last
Tuesday-the teachers examination drawing
quite a number of ladies, with sprinkling Of
| gentlemen, here, who were desirous of secur-
ing certificates. We have quite number of
we'll educated teachers, and especially among
the fair sex Of our county the standard for
intelligence and learning is greatly above the
average.
Slettebak & Ertresvaag are booming mat
ters on their new building. They will soon
occupy it with a complete stock Of dry goods
and groceries, gents furnishing goods, etc.
The PIONEER job press was kept busy one
day this week, turning out some fine printe
stationery, for them, thereby showing th&
the gentlemen intend patronizing home insf
tutions.
| Building is going on at lively rate tbs
| fall, and will be continued until snow flia
All visitors to our town are unanimous in dt
claring that Bottineau il the liveliest place
west Of Devils Lake. The reign of mud houses
and 2x6 shacks is over, and we take great
pride in saying that every building in the
new town is substantial and well-built and
neatly painted.
The sermon on the bible sabbaths, by tho
Rev. Mr.. Draper was exceedingly interesting
| and instructive. He Was greeted with an at
tentive audience distinguished also by the
presence Of the Reva. Osmond and Turner Of
Bottinesu and Rev. Marnie Of Devils Lake.
Wayf NJ -of
lent features Of the sermon. Mr.. Draper an
| nounces his last appearance before tho people
Of Bottineau two weeks from last Sunday
1t il IN off year in politics, but nevertheless
it is amusing to look over the exchanges and
to note how some Of the fellows dip in
An ar and crack some individual over the
joint just from force Of habit. In Dakota the
division question just now rsigns paramount.
and it seems that tho whole shebsng Of re-
publican editors northwest Of Devils Lake,
went off ''halfcocked' before they had heard
from Hansborough, Who is recognized as their
grand ring-master. Ye Gods! what q tempest
there will bs.
We are having magnificent mornings these
bright autumn days. Rare are tho sights
which greet our daily labors, a. old King Sol
rises above the horizon. This old monarch
sends his dazzling rays downward uniting
with the pure air in making an exhitarating
influence upon human nature. Mother Earth
can be seen with q delicate penciling of frost,
which rs yet has only touched the more tend
or plants and trees. The hum of the threshsr
is distinctlysheard, making joyful music to
pleasant picture.
A large number Of the graders and track
layers employed by the Manitoba railroad, on
its great extension to Great Falls, Montana,
passed through Bottineau last Saturday even
ing, On route to their homes in Manitoba
The station yard WAS lively scene on their
arrival, and several hat-ears were pulled in
load ed with tents and other psraphSlnSlia
incidental to workers on new railroads
Another party will arrive the coming Satur-
day evening-work on the extension bsing
entirely completed by thst time.
L. D. Cotton, publisher of the Burlington
Reporter, is tearing his hair over that little
local of ours, published two weeks ago, in
which We stated that we had hit on to his
"boyish' game of cooking up our "thunder''
for the benefit Of his own columns. 1t seems
he credits the Minot Tribune with the same,
although the latter clipped it from the
PIONEER, and credited it. Mr.. Cotton now
threatens the Tribune with libel suit. This
is oil nonsense. The PIONEER is the author
Of that "item," and intended it as q protest
against using our :t'talk," unless properly
credited. There is no occasion for gnashins
Of teeth and walling Of voices. Stay with him,
Mcleod.
The following il list of our citizens who
attended the Devils Lake fair last week, viz:
--Chas. Taylor, A. Thompson, Chas. Fyfe,
Jno. W. Bennett, Jas. McRae, w. A. Hill
house, w. Streeter, Ed. Vaillaneourt, J. d.
Sinclair, and L. D. Dana They report hav-
ing had splendid time, and although sever
al OF the party missed the train Friday even
ing, BY which they intended to return home
and were compelled to stay over another day,
they did not regret it but little, and spent
Saturday in as fully m q enjoyable 8 man
ner . the day before. The fair, which last
cd three days, was IN immense success, the
ladies equsstrienne races, and the ball game,
being the important and inviting features.
OF the former. Miss Eocles, the Minnesota
girl, won on Friday, and on Saturday Miss
Pool, the Dakota girl, succeeded in winning
the second race. =.
The reporter took . stroll around town
last Monday evening, for the express purpose
Of ascertaining what was going on. He found
items ycarce at several places he visited, and
the only thing that could be heard about was
-"potatoes." !" We finally inquired Of re-
spectacle citizen, what the matter was, and
lo to our astonishment he replied, "potatoss,' =
and We learned that immense quantities Of
them were being marketed here every day,
also that little competition was being in
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